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Friday, July 10, 2015

A green breath of fresh air. Nature-inspired pranyama connects kids to the great outdoors

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Raising environmentally-minded children is no small task, especially for those living in urban concrete jungles.Try this *Green Breath on for size with your kids to inspire a love, connection, and partnership with our earthly blessings.Sit outside surrounded by nature or inside by a window. Notice the green trees, grass, and flowers.

Close your eyes, slowly breathe in oxygen. Imagine being filled with green energy that makes you feel healthy and alive.

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Slowly exhale. Imagine the carbon dioxide you breathe out filling the plants with well-being. Repeat several times.We depend on trees and other plants to stay alive, because we breathe in the carbon dioxide we breathe out.

*Excerpted from Yoga Planet card deck, by Tara Gruber and Leah Kalish, from $34.99 at Amazon.com